Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Joseph Louis Sanchez

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · New Mexico District 3
Filing address
Alcalde, NM (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SANCHEZ, JOSEPH LOUIS
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of New Mexico with the 2020 district highlighted

New Mexico, District 3

DemocraticU.S. House · New Mexico District 3Open seatLost primary

FEC candidate ID H0NM03078 · Principal campaign committee: JOSEPH SANCHEZ FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$204,201.55
Total spent$203,249.57
Cash on hand$951.98
Debts owed by the campaign$9,166.68
Loans from the candidate$16,000.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through September 30, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $169,428.58PACs and other committees: $17,550.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $16,000.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $1,222.97
  • Individual contributions$169,428.5883%
  • PACs and other committees$17,550.009%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$16,000.008%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,222.971%

Self-funding: $16,000.00 (8% of money raised): $0.00 given and $16,000.00 lent by the candidate. $6,833.32 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

4 committees reported giving $11,300.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

New Mexico U.S. House, District 3, 2020 · 13 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Joseph Louis Sanchez (D)$204,201.55$951.982020-09-30
Ben R Lujan (D)$9,295,577.60$79,323.452020-12-31
Teresa Leger (D)$2,305,077.63$161,470.492020-12-31
Marco Serna (D)$723,723.15$4,649.142020-07-15
John Blair (D)$426,865.98$2,256.182020-12-31
Alexis M Johnson (R)$156,175.45$0.002020-12-31
Rob Apodaca (D)$103,762.06$0.002019-09-14
Kyle J. Tisdel (D)$73,455.82$0.002020-06-20
Laura Montoya (D)$55,093.00$0.002020-09-30
Karen E. Bedonie (R)$42,144.28$358.342020-07-06

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSafe DJuly 2, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe DJune 2, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJuly 2, 2020
  • PoliticoSafe DApril 19, 2020
  • Daily KosSafe DJune 3, 2020
  • RCPSafe DJune 9, 2020
  • NiskanenSafe DJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Research & Polling Inc.October 23–29, 2020347 (LV)± 5.3%Teresa Leger Fernandez 58% · Alexis Johnson 35%
Research & Polling Inc.August 26 – September 2, 2020301 (LV)± 5.6%Teresa Leger Fernandez 50% · Alexis Johnson 35%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: JOSEPH SANCHEZ FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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